Opportune
adj.hopeful, capableformal
What it means
Arriving at a time especially favorable for a purpose.
Reach for it when describing a moment or intervention whose timing helps
The dry week offered an opportune moment to repair the river steps.
Choose between these
6- everyday
timing fits practical needs
not when Convenient may benefit comfort rather than purpose.
- everyday
good timing is the whole compliment
not when Well-timed does not suggest broader opportunity.
- professional
conditions support the desired result
not when Favorable can describe a place with no timing.
- professional
timing advances a wider plan
not when Strategic implies calculation that may be absent.
- professional
something arrives when needed
not when Timely can mean merely prompt.
- literary
the moment appears to promise success
not when Auspicious may imply signs or fortune.
Said against
3- untimely
- inopportune
- ill-timed
It naturally appears in
3- opportune moment
A pause in the rain created an opportune moment for inspection.
- opportune time
The reunion was an opportune time to record family stories.
- opportune intervention
An opportune intervention kept the disagreement from hardening.
The word family
3Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective sense: favorably timed opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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